WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (May 20, 2008) – Performance Pipe’s Williamstown facility was awarded the 2007 Kentucky Governor’s Safety and Health Award at the 2008 KOSH Safety Conference, held in Louisville. The facility was also recognized by Kentucky’s Voluntary Protection Partnership (VPP) for its outstanding mentoring efforts by receiving the first VPP Mentoring Flag ever awarded by the state. FIND OUT MORE

PLANO, TEXAS (May 19, 2008) - Responding to a request from contractors working in the city of Naples, Fla.,  Performance Pipe has shipped 550 feet of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe to replace a 36-inch fused PVC water pipeline which failed in operation in a section of the city.  FIND OUT MORE

Compared to PE3408 (now PE3608) materials, the PE4710 resins have an increased density, higher tensile strength and higher resistance to slow crack growth.  These increased properties allow the pipe to meet higher performance requirements of the new standards that reqire three performance measures be met before a material could be classfied as PE4710. FIND OUT MORE

PPI offers free webinars!  Be a hero by specifying high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe systems to replace crumbling, degrading or inferior infrastructures.  Choosing HDPE today conserves resources and extends budgets now and fo generations to come.  Visit http://plasticpipe.org/webinar_info.html today. FIND OUT MORE

Powerful storms moved across North Texas early on April 10th spawning tornadoes and high windstorms that stripped roofs from homes and uprooted mature trees.  Hail pounded property and broke windows.  When dawn broke, a quarter of a million homes and businesses – including Performance Pipe’s Plano Texas headquarters – were left without electricity. FIND OUT MORE

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) recently announced that its ten-site Performance Pipe division is a recipient of the 2007 President’s Safety Award – the company’s highest safety honor. FIND OUT MORE